悭 (慳) qiān
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qiān
adjective
stingy; miserly; frugal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 吝啬 (CC-CEDICT '慳'; Guoyu '慳' adj; Kroll 2015 '慳' 1, p. 359; Mathews 1931 '慳', p. 113; Unihan '慳') -
qiān
noun
a miser
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '慳' n) -
qiān
verb
to be deficient
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 缺少 (Guoyu '慳' v 2; Kroll 2015 '慳' 1a, p. 359) -
qiān
verb
to obstruct; to hinder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阻礙 (Guoyu '慳' v 1) -
qiān
adjective
envy; mātsarya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mātsarya, Japanese: kan, or: ken, Tibetan: ser sna can (BCSD '慳', p. 501; Mahāvyutpatti 'matsaraḥ'; MW 'mātsarya'; SH '慳', p. 423; Unihan '慳')
Contained in
- 悭结(慳結) the bond of being miserly
- 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
- 悭心(慳心) a miserly mind
Also contained in
悭贪 、 悭囊 、 悭力 、 悭俭 、 知悭识俭 、 老悭 、 悭省 、 悭烦 、 悭吝 、 悭简
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- The Brahma Net Sutra 梵網經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 7
- Canonical Evidence for Humanistic Buddhism (Recorded in at Total of 28 Kinds of Canonical Text) - The Path of Cultivation 人間佛教的經證(共收錄二十八種經典) ■修行之道 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 7
- Abhidharma School - The Essentials of the Abhidharma School 俱舍宗 參、俱舍宗要義 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 5
- Songs 1 歌 ■之一 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 4
- Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence: Still Water Runs Deep 星雲日記20～談空說有 寧靜致遠(1992/12/16～1992/12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 3
- The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 2
- Srimala Sutra 勝鬘經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 2
- Pure Faith is like the Moonlight (Faith) 淨信如月明(信仰) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 2
- The Subjective and Objective in Buddhism - Part 2: The Five Groups of Dharmas - the Content of a Hundred Mental Objects 佛教的主觀與客觀 第二篇 五位百法─百種心事的內容 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 2
- Letters - In Praise of Nagarjuna Admonishing the King 書信 ■龍樹菩薩勸誡王頌 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 2
Collocations
- 悭惜 (慳惜) 莊嚴自慳惜 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence: Still Water Runs Deep 星雲日記20～談空說有 寧靜致遠(1992/12/16～1992/12/31) — count: 13
- 缘悭 (緣慳) 緣慳一面 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 6
- 悭一面 (慳一面) 緣慳一面 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 5
- 悭垢 (慳垢) 能捨慳垢 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Unobstructed Passage 星雲日記10～勤耕心田 暢行無阻(1991/4/1~4/15) — count: 3
- 悭财物 (慳財物) 不慳財物長 — Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》, Canonical Evidence for Humanistic Buddhism (Recorded in at Total of 28 Kinds of Canonical Text) - The Path of Cultivation 人間佛教的經證(共收錄二十八種經典) ■修行之道 — count: 3
- 人悭 (人慳) 有的人慳於給人說一句好話 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》, Chapter 4: The Beauty of Transcendence - Giving 卷四 超越之美 ■給 — count: 2
- 舍悭 (捨慳) 能捨慳垢 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Unobstructed Passage 星雲日記10～勤耕心田 暢行無阻(1991/4/1~4/15) — count: 2
- 悭获 (慳穫) 財施破慳獲福無量 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 2
- 破悭 (破慳) 財施破慳獲福無量 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 2